Quitting the internet… Is this something that sounds fascinating to you? Do you read articles every single day about how the internet is making us all dumber? Can you imagine what Theodore Roosevelt would say if someone complained to him that they can’t write a book / get in shape / have a meaningful relationshipContinue reading “Stop Blaming the Internet”
Author Archives: Jackie
Don’t Be Defined By What You OWN, Be Defined By What You DO
Far too many people define themselves by the things they own instead of by the things they do. They have an iPad, but they can’t tell you their most recent career accomplishment. They flash their new Nike’s all over the place, but they never even use them to run. They walk around with the newestContinue reading “Don’t Be Defined By What You OWN, Be Defined By What You DO”
What An Old Couple Can Teach You About Life And Love
This isn’t a video you should watch, this is a video you need to watch: Okay, now that you have probably cried your eyes out (and if you haven’t, you might want to check your body for a pulse), let’s talk about this video and how this applies to living the strenuous life. Keeping love in your lifeContinue reading “What An Old Couple Can Teach You About Life And Love”
Shatter Your Comfort Zone
“If you don’t get outside your comfort zone, you’ll spend forever wondering why you don’t have an interesting life.” How does that make you feel? A little scared? Good. It should scare you, because this is what you’re looking at in life. We’re all stuck in our own comfort zones and within the walls ofContinue reading “Shatter Your Comfort Zone”
The Outcome Of Your Life Is Based On Your Decisions
Let’s flash forward a few years… One day you’ll be old. We unfortunately cannot live forever, and everything you’re surrounded with, everything you know, will end. When you’re near the end, what will you be thinking about? Will you be thinking of all the great success you’ve had, all the goals you’ve reached, all theContinue reading “The Outcome Of Your Life Is Based On Your Decisions”
Hello 2013!
2013 is going to be the best year for all of us yet! My goal for this blog over the next few months is to really focus on bringing you the best information about breaking out of your complacency and building your best life because here at the Strenuous Life don’t believe in settling. IContinue reading “Hello 2013!”
The motivation…
“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.” -Theodore Roosevelt